HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1886-04-16, Page 4A,NNOUNQEM'ENT • . Additional Wool News.
riseComing Easter concert.
Elia office aud see eampies tho 144.000mi ,...1.1.113,....e.oticert to be given •in the Town
sows W•R a AND No BET.--Calt at tile New
in Colors, for easineefi eisuouncemente. some- ri Mt, VI inton, on the evening of the 26ths
lusts by the Ontario St.- Church Oho
is likely to be an unusually good one.-
The choir, which,. in 'itself is a largo one,
will for that evemng be supported by the
best !kat talent of the town, niso veicea
from Seaforth aud Goclericb. The pso-
gramme will be maths up of soloa, duets,
readings, &c. The piece of the evening,
however, wilrbe "The Glorie" from Mo-
zart's 'Masa. Thi selection, which is a
credit to its author, will be autos for the
firat time in Clinton, Choice readings by
our best artiats will be interspreddu ring
the evening, and no pains will be spored
te make the, p ropern we firs t• s ss ill even
particular. The proceeds are to go to the
church work, Progromme in full iu next
week's isatie,
11-4-41ke .."
thine ti rely stew, verY attrattis e.
what is wonted tor "catching" anuou cements-
cistourstonsorr. - The NEW RnA has the
targeSt cumulation or at Paper ie Huron, eX-
cepting One itt Seatortl*... our subscriptiou woe
are open for the luspeetien or advertisers, at
an times.
Ap•vEgriSEES will oblige by sendit4,- 111
copy or ••ohange,8" es early as possible.
Ito-
portaat advertiscutsuts, man, received tip to
Thursday 110011. A -
LOCAL 1T=1.6. -We are glad to. receive at
timee from any amine, items of local tuterest.
31013T. TIOTAIES.
D,10,1 ERA, ouuton,
AtIrettileincotA,.
laets---Jaelsson Nos.
Nurse --Mrs. Brewer.
Notice -Dr. A ppleti,ir„
Wall .peper7sC. Dicksou
ilet X butie-T.Dtiolott.
Notiee,s.C.. J. Tothill'& Co.
House to rent -R.
Girl wanted --Mm S. Wilson,
Nurse -476 Park ayes longOtti:
Mortgage side-% tiolog 45.
Bicycle tor sale -NEW Ea& Oflice: •
Grand openieg-J. 0, Dotter & Co,. ,,. •
Dry Goods Vidace-Bstate...1. Hodgeos
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FRIDAY, APit1L 10,
GoeigroxE's.hoine role ilhtt passed
its first readingswithout a division. It is
the•general impression tlsot it will not: be
cartieck except Twi lb eons id &obi e modiLi-
cation. •
WO ,
*TiIE President Of the.Chicagneautadian
Society is authority fot, the .statement
.that there. ate Lsop,o0 ati a4itxlis intlte
States. :The policy thlit'..Was going to
bring all those Canadianibeck to Canada,
does not appear to_ have been it colossal
succese. •
"Owing to improvements that are being
made in the Post Office bui I ding,- ate odiee
has bden tenthorarily removed to tbe store
latelyoccupied by .Thompson & Switzer,
Mr.: Fair • expeets to be back in his, own
premises early next week; the outinde drop
letter box; in the okloprentises, will be
ready for ese 'on Saturdays evening,. and
Maybe• used en Siladay..also.. The
improvements consist of replecipg the old
boxes and drawers, with metal- and glass -
faced boxes and &overseer the most
proved Hod, such as are in use in cities,
making 't Wti delivery windows, instead (if
one as formerly, thespace above the boxes
being .filled with glass. Other changes
are also being made tending to improve
the anpistrance. of the office and •abio fa-
cilitate fts- -work, We have ,always had
the most .eflicieut and obligingpostmester
in the dounty,. with-aii OA andsohands
some assistant, ttud, when theso ofianges
are finished will have thei nest postoffice in
the west: As theseimproVements ire itut
made at the expense' of tho government,'
but the cost.is borne by Mr. Fair, he de.s
serves great credit. for Ifs eftitta,to
cdnimoditte thepublio. ' '
---asoses:.0-ss •
• • - Aasessmeoo.
• he •assessors have completed their
work ler this tont],mid from the roll:We
'take-a-few-figitres liaterest to the People.
It. Will be'•seen that the to-fiti sea -sass
inept is eome 880,000:more than last year
,
' TDE government is. doing one thing, at The number of does returned does • 'Mit,
b
.. any rateofor which it deservescommenclass_wesfancy, include all the animals of this
•oaten to be foundin:toiVii. .The prip-rtla-
tion, and that isS, imposhig heaps; fines• .tion is returned with an increase (A:nearly
on wholesale houses that attempt. to 4o-
70 over hist year; there are sotne who claim
fraud thc. customs by smuggling.or under- :that the 'actual in'crease is realty greater
•than this, but Ine• assessors 'states that
valuation. 11118 May be an iodire• ct
• • s• while it May vary a little; this is substan!
Method of 'levying tribete te•filk up the ially the,correct population. • •
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Yams es persenal-proPerty ". . ' 1886:
treasury,rY, but we"will give credit not en-
. Total value of oat ptoperty.. . . . 4313,160 $529,265
forcing the custom's regtilations, if it is other .
than Income. 80,456 86.700
Amount of taxable income ..... 11,200 • 17,450.
Total value of real and personal •*-
. property and taxable Memo', .:534,7,50 684,115
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Populunoti ' • " 2,668 2731
ALTHOUGH' the Committee appointed Whether the total increase. in :the as•
inyeStigate the charges prefermi by sesstnent is as much as some think it
should. be, we know no,but the asSessors
Mr. Edgar a. gainst Mes•srs. White and
. have 'evidently' Made an increase whereVer
B st .1 % ' •- •
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1/2"'• - ny - tlieugl . . ,
Whole, we' believes have perforined their
work very fairly.
.4 ti.'-imeasant 11114,1Xt. roi• A Hanil.le."
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done to all alike. -
Albert 'Colonization CoMpany frauds, may
, "Whitewash" tilde partieas the Committee
-being, a partlian one, no one •who
has read tlib^se. sii.d,ence as it hp ' appeared
from day to day wilt, ppm to any other
conclusion than that Mr. Edgar's thargea
•whanatitling •its color, as, .wiesoalso .Mr-•
Innes' horse; whieh swept everything be. -
fore it at the Proviiicial. Fisher's Young
Topsinals and McDotiligh's recently im-
ported mime also got considerable inten-
•-tion paid theta. The competition may
be interred from the1 fact that there wes
aver 80 entries in all tbe classes. , The'
prize list is as followsBoassa.-tioary-oratdit-oged, lst log.131314. p,
Fisher, 2nd F. W. Slelionagh, Reovy-dritught 3 yr.
olds -W. Pothenfill. Heavy -draught 2 yr. olds and
under -1St Alfsett Askwith, 9n0 H. Roadie, 3n1,1, Me -
Lean. „ Agrieultural horses lst John Wells, 2nd Jno.
hieSee, Ord J. biovier. hoed and carriage, agea-iAt
J. T. ('arter, :hid 1.), Lansing, Ord JO. Bailey. itoad
end carriage, 2 yr. olds- .1.ist A. N. Roberton, sad T
Cassidy. Go:ivy-draught niare -1st J. McDonagh, thid
J. P. Fisher, 3rd Ws -Grainger. Sweepstakes -J.. P.
Fisher.
13,1,ms-4w Durham hust-sistn, itIocld, 2110. W.
Grainger, lird Jos Rose. Durham bull under s-ist
New Visher, Stal .11. 11. HeClInto», 3n1 J. Washington.
Bull any other breed -Gordon Young.
Sesos.-Spring alleat-1,st A. W. Young, 2tal Jas„
Rose. White harley-3.411„yeera; 2n0...,1110. wash.
ingtori. Mick barley.-ish.J.e.u.Audersfai,.lind John
coracle. Small pQao,tt11t Aliatraiii.. find Jelin
Vero .0. White cots- 1st Jolla Washington, gna W.
toomegtou. t oats -W. Grainger, Rod clover -
11. Nutch, Jr.
Jriaiss-Liwists Aso' -Jelin Leiper, Har.
lock ; C. Proetbr, Delgyave ; 11, T. liell, West •1Vowto
nosh ; Dan elastic., Iiinlu.ss; Geo. Stanhury, Stanley.
GRAIN -John 3.1anc1iester ; A. MeD. Allan,
Goderich, •
• JEloster Ment,'
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• Ouebtitcbers, ever to the front with the
•best tivit is to be had in . their line, will
next week make their motile' display of
Easter meat, -and, as tile follositing lists
show, the exhibit will be rine worth
seei ng, and in keeping with the reputation
bur butcheiS nave established, of making
the finest 'C'xhibit, on these occasiona, of
anyplace of its Size in Canada.
• A.Coech' will ehOw 1 heifer /yeari old,
bred by Uhurchith and led by Jas..
Fair, Weight 2,000 lbs. 2 steers fed by
George. Pelieeck, 2,00Q.lbs., and cow red
m
by sae, 1,500 lbs, si heifer bred by J.
Redd. 1 cow fed by:Alr Stewart, of Kin -
burn ; 1 calf fed. by R. Elmsford, 2 sheep
fed by W. Wise, 1 Josisb fedsby.J. Leiper,.
2 lambs ,fed -by A. McGuire, 31runsbs fed
by Chris. 1>ale, and a qttentity of timelier
articles;
it..Fitzsimone Shows one heifer bought
of George Sulphur:v., and fed by J.Young,
Tuekersinith, weight 1,620 ibs. 1 heifer
N lay G. Stanbury, weight 1,345 lbs. 1
COT, weight 14280 lbs, 1 ealf eight. weeks'
old, fed by'.0. Staubury.. 1 steer ...and -2
IlOg's:ital by .Richard Bigger, Hullett Is 2
sheep leclby W. Cenningham, Hullett.
• .1sL • Tewsley will also make a display;
but We did not secure.. his list for this
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tipping' 311111itery, etc-
-The keensconpetition in trade develops
many features inbusiness whereby 110 -
usual efforts ate made to ring various
lin esso-f-gootiwoo is'-ev en- v4161 es- stockss- es -o
pecially prominent betoie the public.
Onis of these "features" has now become,
o fixed custom in. the shape, of .what are.
termed' " Opening, days," ancrthe mer-.
chants of Clinton it ,feW season s ago,fell
in With the popular idea, and have' con-
tinued.it ever since- Every season efforts
are .beingsinade • tet surpass thedisplaysof
the past, and when such • magnificient
stocke,are always carried AS is the -case
her, ' this becomes it very difficult task,,
and the ingenuity of einploy.ces is-. taxed
t th Ut t 't it
o e, onos arra g he mo
t'no• manner the ar-
,ticles particularly desired to be seen.
Clinton Merehonts, 'outs; fell lines' °fall
•the ' newest good,e tn'te 'had, and it itas
been the eomrnoti teem& of trayellers
and . Others, that newhere .can he found
betterseleeted Or better displayed stocks.
then eon befound here., 00 Saturday •
night inst;, the immense' crowd Of people
• who tionecl`Put to wi these the "-openings"
of the several storeSovaS the strongestevi-
deine that these special exhibits are ap-.•
p reel ated by lbo_..pe of/ le=and Ay ell :thy
rk,Igirt bse, ' for . the lie m Oise, amount • Of
takekby: the nierchants.to Make
th ern ititraetive, _estete
. ' On Tuesday eVenipg it number of.young
-folks started for 'Godericii,; in a 'double
1 carriage, ,itstehtling to take parts:with
were fully sustai` ned. , '...' • others; inaortal!) exerchtes then -going On.
The party were -in good spirits,but these
ar
Ao; ticle. in the_Glehoinsiusistedrthat very quickly' sank, when one of the horses
.th.c -9,1:t6,i,'Ar, r.., bad--b'ee4.14nder,fire 1.41: commenced :to- balkt. - and_refilied: to
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!lilabodgeUntil all had"et put by the road
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c& Of liquors and the doctor attitelo:'
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little'deslay, the party• Man-
ed tt, reporter in. the. linuse Of Coinmonso egad %tie ...get started again •*and reached
and tried to thins's him •for the euppesed.GoVbrichsivithout any Serious diffiCultys
offensive article. %The Dr.„, .lowevo,, g 0 t . But the. r , eturn trip was- what 'catight
, .
•them. ' .Wheisosilsout four miles. 'fora
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wore t‘hatt 116“bargainalbe,-- asth6;news- (loderich; thdlier4e,took it into its: head
varier- man got the -bat 0..e....4t , : (f 11*rl e 1.,-; - again -to stand -it -11r, Mut refuS67.1 ailtidge
ally do, no matter ho.v they are:attacked) an inch, notwithstanding,,that every rem-
edy "kure to ..e.dre" a balk, herse, . was.
Just here.,it might not be out of place to tried, :tilyd ..t -g` iyirite was as iyssatot,, to go wt
reniark that the press• has ,been very 0,1,fe-oth vag to stand- still: Heresvas a
,
charitable in its treatment.of nubile men ' nic ix -eight . miles. from home; -five
• s 1ities in the (-very fai In hou'io . lb
'It'll° were theirOwn worat: enemies, and a ' ' . " rig, ,
• „ , . . • + CbritPlega, , pnoIL: tho• inniates taking the
little more Plain speakipg would :do; Iso pea:caul sleep of the ittse. The driver
harm. •. • • concluded thatthe only thing to do was
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to get a horse sonsewhere, so he started
. • „ ; out end after a trip through mild and
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THE ilnpresaioo semis. to prevail. tnet .mite to three separate houses, managed'
Sir John has seen his last 'actual- work: in in • the. coune:-•erf7tU-o---liou-rs;---(not one
the II6use of Commons. •. An Ottawa minute less,) to find -a farmer hospitable
% telegram of • Wednesday so„ enough to hire one of his horses to re
l'il-al- -:•- place the- balky one: The ladies, 'in
physieian has ordered hints to "giVe uP all the nieantinke, had. "feasted on the seen-
atteetion to publie affairs and to ge south ery,"' tramped - the muddy roads, sang
for a few months,.T..lats, holvever,.MaY be "its a pleasant niseht for a ramble," arid
,
ut in the time'as eunae
one of the Many rumors 'that have best theyctuld rve been flie 'very annoying \circumstatioes., Hoar -
floating for some tinie. . It is also "rePeirt- ever, the party, tiftetstsyn hours' slelay,got
cd"' that Sir Charles Tupper is Coming started udder the iMpulae • Of the.freah
• back to take, the leadership of the Party, horse, and managed -t -each :town at the
respectable hour of 3.30-h. re, It is Only:
but any one knosva very'. well that while just t� the oivner of the lisorse to saq that
he might be the nominal 7 lender of - the he was net aware of ha " weakness' when
• party, Sir John would: still remain the, he lot it go out of the stable. N,If you watt
•to Annoy certalo members of the Clinton
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actual- laa1.1.q. 80 -194.11' -M 14Q -Oval - ' - • Gospel Ba•nd , dust say-" balky,Inerse," and.
the thing is one_,_and tlit wmt s
., - --Thir=FraltWhimea.47... ...,t -t.---7— "Tfe-editoe'avit5 one of the unfortunates.
REVISII,KG TIIE LIST HI WEST- If Er-liON.
Brief reference was last week thade to
' the sittings of the Court of Itevision,under
the Franchise Act, and we take the foh,
lowing additional particulars from the
u i ci pall y
ore as follows '
• • coeserynove, • ite form .
Mihfield . •521( • GO
eColbeite
.• Clinton . . •2
• Goderiels towliship. 112 1
12
• East.,Wawanosh . 18
West Witwanceili •-34 , 11 •
Totals174 144
A number of objectiona were.,anirde to
emaity eetfilre names'already on the lbst,but
revising barristers held 'that the prete:
cut court was only to add or keep off new
names, and that any striking oft of namoa
on the lists -already printeds-must come
up at thri final court. The real tug of war
will be at the final court; and judge
Doyle, who so for has tided fairly, will
over 'himself witii linnet or infamy as he
ihen deckles. • We shall hail with pleasure
the opoortunity saying that the work -of.
the Wost Ituron sovislog• harrieter hag
Non trely itspm tial,
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•• 'Union Spring •ShoW.
• The Spring 8ho—w -of entire stock, held
un,der d motion. of the PolbOrrie Agricul.
tura]: Society, assisted by farmers around
Manthester, whe gentribmted_liberally to
tbe same,: Was held'sin. cheater, on
Friday last. The da f ' s'ssts-surd
s, ss
be desired, and in censeque eq_avot
large -crowd Of persons was present.Just'
here was shown the impropriety of held-
ing the show in such a small place; itNraii:
utterly impossible to find suitable accom-
%Iodation for, either the teams Or people,
and every makeshift had to be resorted to;
everybody of course, did the best they
could under *the citeumetances, •In a
rural cotemunity nothing will bring out
the crowd as well its a show of entire
horses, and lire interest taken thetein is
evidently great.. Many iinplemeet mana-
factegers took advantage of the eccasion to
Make it display of their wares, and were
boy all day expatiatingon, the special
virtues of their machines. The decision
or the judges in the heavy -draught class
did /la gin entire satisfaction, many
thinking that t certain party was favored
at the expense of others more entitled. to
reeognition, hilt who were out in the cold
entirely. Mr, '11,, .7. prung's Gan Lad,
which he botigict after the 5ri1e in Clinton
last 1.1111irtidity, • WilS Much admired; not. 1 Irish eemedy, The dwo Dittee,"
gen J. 'Robertson and •13eesley & Co
made displays' of millipery in partidular,
and dry goticis in general, and no degaiip-'
tie now ithiss_so re aso ab I e 4pitce_szed 11 d ri
jpstice to the inageificenee revealed in
al 1 • tli e latest styles of ;shapes' .itud trim-
mings:. The • design- and oarrangentient,
shown in the millinery depar tments were
aomethieg really grand. Our lady friends.
must see them for themselves. Shinn bon-
nets aro plentier thanfor several seasons
p f. They arepe smaller, for trio
zuniilswas reached last yeay. There ar
many notious and oddly cembined
High and e'.x,trentely high crowns are seen
with flat tops, minded corners; ordepres-
Sed tops;arict froni;equare sides te moder-
ately tapering, fulrosteeple tapers; bell
topers, and square bell dr,s'Grecion tapers.
There ate multitudinous variety of brims;
but the prevailing idea ,of laitogeosons=--
ehort or' narrow. backs -ie still carried on
Brims tut at the back and rising Conbaye
points to introduce back trimmings ate
aniong the netvest novelties. , Among the
new. .s ones is that with the cap crown
and the close cottage brim of plain Eng--
lish split -straw braid, Detlor & Co. an-
nounce their opening for thought and to-
morrow. Messrs. Pay & Coonot carrying
stock of millinery, eontended themselves
with it b.eautiful array of everything '•else
in -the dry goods line, and.shoived their
large s , hack to good advantage, 'thestore
being " dtesSed" in a nrifitinet hard td stir-
spaeesSoistre thnir riraieialt Ard:
in this department a fine ekhi 11 was
e,. ac son ros, a ,so ma e an open-
ing display of tailoring goods, gent's fur-
mildhgs,' hate, caps,etc.'is un-
neOssary to say their stock lihowed all
the .latest noVelties; because it is well
knoWn thetioirry nothing hut -t-be very
newest goods in every department, Early-
intbe everting. the Deherty Organ Bapd
Caine otd• and played in front of several
taf the stores, their 'exCellerit laeing
rduch 'admired by the large number. of
those Wha literally filled the streets.
• tem of butter making is steadily growingi -----------------.----- — -
in favor throughout Ontario. This year ' • British celluloid's. .,
several new factorientre starting in West- .•
ern Ontario.- Ripley and Whitechurch I Spacial corresponflenbe ot 61o..New Era.
people are each starting one -both on the x D.E4,4 sat,, -If la will allow me a
1 7 s e small spucif in yo lisier4 will try and
with their boildinv
gs. The Holstein coin- give you some little inforniittion in re-
pany ore progressog favorably with thgad to British
eir - . Colunibia. In •
the first
work tor next sunornerni • operations,- I wee,
: r
1 would say that we are having i
The new factory at Formosa is nearly . grand weather, finer mid milder weather '
consoleted. Maikham township is td could not be (leaked b au reasonable
have two creameries this season, ()Pe person, The emigration into Chia coun-
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joint Mock, the other a private afKair. The try is something very great -in fat more
tanners of NTassagewaya. townsnip are ; that, the
busy getting their creamery in order for I coontry can stand of the elass.
1
;`Now,Mr, Editor, I feel safe in sayingthat
Qanaareasiesi co-operative Ilya., -oulre- LETT -41t Box
start early in May. ballot' the people who ore emigratluo• to
the country, are corning with the idea that
they are going to make their fortone, in
rfo time, so to speak; and more than that,
all they have to do is to pick up the gold
dust off the ground, and because they can
not do that, they go avvess with the °pin-.
ion, and eirculate it Abroad, that the
whole country is it fraud; and on tbe other
hand some have returned from this coun-
try to beloved Ontario on visits, and have
misrepresented the country to a large ex-
tent --informing people -that all they had -
to do was to plck urthe golr-off the
ground, in any „quantity. Now, 'Mr.
Editor, let me tell you that.such is not
the case, as•I have been in this country as
long as some parties that I could refer to,
and I have never picked up the gold ea.-
cept by nardlabor, (perhana pay eye sight
is poorly): Property here, is very high ip
value, as the boom is jest starting, itputs
1210 10 mind of 'the great boom in Winni-
peg, in 1882. Property has run up so very
high in value that it is impossible for any
ordinary titan" to purchase it. The ex-
tension of the C. P. 1i., from the nrst, pro-
sposed terminus, (Port Moody), to Coal
Ilarbor or Vancouver, as the new city is
called, has caused considerable excite-
ment and bigchanges ip property and
business, and has also almost ruined some
torero specillators, The Work on the ex-
tention has started, end will be pushed
forivaril without delay, The Branch•Line
from the Coenitlim River 'to New West-
minster, is to be commenced at once, and
then we will, have full connection .with
the main line. • Mining operations* have
commetmecl,:add 'every boat from Victoria.
is loaded with mop for tlie mines. There
has been some very rith ore found up on
GraniCe Creek, some 361 miles from here;
many old Miners promiubce it the richest
.ore they, have ever seen. There is a great"
rush there, also the fish' merchants expect
to do a large business in the ealmon trade
this year. There are a, great •many ad-
vantages that thiss countryhas over the
rest of the DetnidfOn- andon the ether
hand a great many•disadvantages. In re-
gard to morality, the couutry is in a•verY
low State • intemperance seetne to • rule
,
,everything.° In conclusion, I Would say,
vshatothe country.- wants is men of moral-
ity -men of uprightnese-and men of true
principle in regard to their God; and
SHOUT AND Swumr.-Fine weather.
Awnings are being fixed, New sigos ap-
.pear in -various paste' of tne town. It's.
I early for straw hats, but they are here.
The Doherty liand, which is getting very
large, ' gave some niee mush; on Friday
evening, Good Friday one week from
to -dart -remember that it is a public holi-
day, tgoitii a scarcity of houses to rent
here just new ; a. geed sign for the town.
The rivers and creeks in this vicinity are
-oriusth .swcolon b,y tliesreitis and $ rin
break -tip. The warm rain ef I on ay
luta impros•-ed the appearance of the fall
wheat. Instead of spendihg money on
new sidewalks this year -except to re-
place old ones -the council .should speed
all that is possible iri gravelling the roads,
(and pes,eibly putting down one or two
morestone eossings ?) 'The • Goderich
toWnship council should this seasonclo its
utmost to put in good shape the Huron
Road, for the 'first half mile west of the
15th and 16th:concessions; every spring and
'all this piece gets irOlery bed shape, and
it is just now ip.auch a coddition that it
is hardly safe, for travel The Board •ot
Health should now -look after " spring
cleaning up." It was delightful *slimmer
weather .on Wednesday. Several of .our
subscribers • , in • the •• northwest • -tell
they lease oommeneed seeding.
• there o farmers.Imre .have orily com-
sneod plowing, and not {many are at
that yet. It is tumoured that several
parties in town •are applicants for.th.e pos-
ition of 11111 carrier.for .her most gracious
,Meiesty, hetweet sClhaton post .otfice and
station; fists amount paid for the work
performed is not excessively, large. .
.flih School,
• . .
• The"finalmeeting of theliterary• society.,
was held on Monday 'evening 121h inste
The -president in tbe As some of
members, were not in favor of continuing,
the:meetings. after Easter; It Was reioived
that there be no nioresthirterro, however.
the readings of the Brie al Brae will" take,
place'on • Wednesday evening, April'21st.-
-Th-e-. following -was -the programme
Music,°' The maid of the mill" Glee Club;
recitation.; "Ship on fiie" Minnie' Leslie ;
gongs" Get up and bar the door" Krone,.
Lean o. readings ",Joy." in Ward's house" •
Gee. Brown ; recitation, " All's, well" Miss
LEarintE.-On Monday evening Mr.
Robb Will deliver a popular Science Lec-
tufo in the High Scheel, with various
chemical experiments, to.which the gen-
eral public are cordially invited,' Mr,
ItObb is well qualified for this task and
we hope there will be a large turn out.
Mr, llobb gives this ledtere at the request
'Of the directors of the Mechanies Institute,
Thelecture is free:
24pg or MAY. -Clinton will htlye
a 4 day on the Queen's 4iirthday. The
•driving Prk'Cotyi11 give a great da,y!5'
races, besides other eports and amuse-
roents, and in the evening 'Howorth's
great.' comedy Co, will give one or their
entertainments, in tlib Town 3I all, This
eompany appeared a year ago last rail
and gave unbounded satisfaction in their
•..miategoragqINNWSINsumiggwhiaMMINS
now fin& himself nearing tlfe end of life'e
journey, without any means id subsise •
lance.' Now, Sir, I woold like to if120IF
Vibe laid the inform:Wen before those two "
nebletoinded J. Va., which enabled them
to take that poor old mati,82 years of age,
from the hotel, when be wen placed there
at the itiatance of that booevolent Patriot
13, S. Cook, tiro deputysreeve a Howick,
and to SOOteriCe hint to jail so it vagrant'?
.Had the conned noard of howick taken
aoy action in this .matter, if so, what is
their deeiaion Shame no arty magistrate
who woold aend A four mire saud two
to jail, because he was poor, poverty
ts not a crime, And shame, oh !, shame eg
the county connoil of Huron, (or thosegi'
members of it) who will not provide a7
better place for those'class of perponsi we
are told that " Outpour we shall aficates
'have with we" there is no uncertainty
abous that; and, sir, I would like to know
what pert B S. Cook, iiiineelf played in
thia toatter after he left poor John Flet-
cher in charge of the hotel keeper.is this the
same B, S. Cook, deputy reeve of Howick,
Who on the floor of the connty council, on
one memorable occasion, waxed warm and
very eine nent,-anel-desitarecl-" lic_weuld do
Puttee cera kete--ii;efoi", J3Td ho-d-o-itt.bice
14 this poor 82. year old Sootchman now
lyidgin the County jail It is full time
that this jailing for poverty wall ended.
.4. Foliose OF VIE Poem. •
. •
Paialey ;:solo, "Tyrol's lovely dell" Miss their fellow-man.Faithfully yours.:
0. B. CALIIICIC:. '
McDougall; recitation • 'f School girl's s ' • - .
s :
son " Miss Richardson!, reading, " Esay New Westirfinster, April 2nd, 1886.
on Longfellow"Wm. Baird ; instrumental,
Quickstep, Ida Boles; recitetion, "I
wouldn't; would yon?":F. Green • duct
" Larboard:Watch" Messrs. ' Agnew and* cony 'ent: to write. -Ed. NEW Enal
Miller ; recitation, " Burial of Napoleon'? ' •
?the Many friends of Mr. Calbick here,
.and oar readers generally' will be glad to.
hear from him is often as been' make it,
't , "How ,Ruby*
ed".R, Agnew ;-duet, "Cantelina" Misses • •
Taylor and McDougal(.; dialogue, "Deaf
610 a' poiti'. Misses Vantassel, Ccioper, and
Mr. Lawreuce ; recitation, " Battle of.
Tel-el-Xebir" Miss Welsh ; music, "My,
oans nativeh land" Glee :Club -; National
•Antliem., This nieeting Was by lilt 'odds
the ,best yet' herd, the gelectioris being of
mord literary vatue 'than those of any,
previous meeting; several . encores . were
giyen. The recitations of Miss Welsh&n4rn
aTuoth were exceptionally_geod
Showing'Aalent, if, stir amateur,.yet well
cultivated.. • : • •
IP
LQOAL. OlAURO1-1 01-1111VIES
,the congtegatioirunderteok, to eject a dog
prayer...meetings on the andoind 3rd con-
A Sarnia papee says :-Last SniidaY
' The revival 'services at Stinshine, itt
Alerris are doing good work,.• In .additien
to tho pester. there as a gentlernati and
mirth end of the church several feet; was
Withit for the pretient:' •7
Which had strayed into the church; The
eessions of-Ilullettonuch soiod. being done;
and the peeple are in hOpe.s:tliat they May
be continued. ' .. • •'
end they are backed up very . well by the
street. ;Methodist • church, on. .Teesclay
. ReV, W. -Craig bas -been liolding -cottage',
three. ladies, members of the Savasse band,
tnerabers of the church.: ; ' ••
•evenings the questjon of extending the
discussed, bkwit was decided not to go on
eiening the Methodist chtirch, -while
the first hymnay'ai being reeda member of
aninialsetaito seeh heti' that the minis--
ext Sunplaiwill be rains Sunday.
At a meeting Of the Trioitees Ontario
ter hadlo,stop reading. • As soon as the
abused canine • had received his Parting
kick at the doZii•Ohe :rev, gentleman, Mr,
McDonagh;-doblliliaid'i ",Dogs and devila
are found in every Christian community,'
especially devils," .
The Brussels Post says :---:"Last Sonday,
evening, after an Appropriate setmon from
the pastor, from the text " I•knovii-Whorn
I-haye-belte-ieds&e," '60-1) ere on tkvere-re
celyestsirit-e-, the neembershipoof theMetkeo'
dist church. The rev, gentleman reported
thaf 109 persons' have professed tosixpeti-
once a changesof heart dining the 10 weeks
of special services held this winter. „It is
expected number of other perilous will
yet unite withs the church, • The results
resierys Snacouraging.'"
.Tha Istamilton, Timer•thlie tefera tb a
brother 'of•Mras P. Cole, jr., of this towe :
" the past year the founder and. trifs- •
tees of the Toronto , Baptist College have
tried to get die Rev, J. W. Stewart,
B. A., rector of the James Stoot Baptist
Church, •to take a profeytorship in -that
•eoltege. Strong inducements, by way el a
considerably inereatied salary and much
lighter work, were held out to take, hiin
away from Hatniltom The past Si%
months he has been filling both positions,
but the detibto work was too muckier his
mind and body,and yesterday he ,aniaoune-
ed, to tho delight of the choral and con.
gregation, that he hall Aecitled to re.sigk-
the professorship and devote his whole
time as paiitor ' of the. church. The Times
ia sure that this -will bo Very We come
newsi to every one Hutt ia acquainted with
the gifted etottor of the James Street Dap'
tist Church., •At the cloae of the morning
service n largo inimber of the chtireboand'
congregation remained to shako lutods
with the pastor 4Ind eXpreBB their joy in
the decision he had •niade."•
. During. the.winter, 44. John Middleton,
of, Goderich township, 'kindly got UP .an
entertainment- for the asai5tauce' a!
Mission Selina in' the NOrtI3W*, and the
following,. letter ‚shows .how great1y-. his
efforts, at -id those'. who' :helped, him, • have
beensappreciotedi, • ' • ' ••
,
SrOux Mtn iNtarch
Mau' ,Mt l‘tunninnig,-;:YO'tir Very 'kind'
letter of Match 1.1.th,•WItli draft for. 857-encloi-
ed,.reaehed me safely on iherth. 1 tissure you
WO-111.t,VerS &Instant- to the- litany unknown:kind
frieuds in Clinton and neighborhood, andy'our.
self; for the great trouble you hitive, eVidetlAyi
ta en' in.Taismo• the handsome donation se nt .ns
and for the pui;hase of pictures.• • I OuiteloOk,
uponyour gift aS being &direct answer toliiholl
'Prayerful tholight; ' I have -been .very ruixibus
to finsii:Ourlittle elaireh early in the Siminuer
at the,latest,.and yet did not see my v4y, to It;
as' our Churchmen in the province in them fir
struggles anew:land ean do . cad
that required for the support. of- 'their oWn.
elergymen. • The day. . your letter. arrived 'WO
had exhibitietrof vieWs of the Holy 'Land
and Londm,. when we hafiluItirg,e ,,,rathering 'of
spers andraisesr$2.1 for the!building fund.
t kl the people of your kindness, and the an-
winacement evidentlY ,very 'gratifying to
them all. Our Indian Work goes. on fairly well,
Our people are more and more learning to trust
'US,and 'trust we may soon see a great awak-
ening of ninny now ignorant or careless as to the
state et theieseuls.• • A (ter all, We fiii'd it ia
more this than actual opposition we enCounter ;
though there are yet some who do all they can
to thwart -us. ' Like the Ephesian silveramitha
they are interested.in. the continuance of:the
old superstitions. Only ..this. morning I heard
that some. have been trying . to deter parents
from baving tlfeir children baptized; by assert-
ing that after baptism, if theyare sick; the
roots and other Medicines prescribed :by Indian'
doctois will haye noLheneficial.effects. I -lately
bad the pleasure orbaptising an old niannow
called -Paul; who has f9rfive years:heard us with
Beetling indifference ; yet . tve -8510 it
not, the Holy -Spirit was:at Work,. and. at last
impelledlina to asklor 'baptism.- SunLinei•
dents are grand incentives to further effort, and
we cannot but thank God that he does thus no,V.
;and again revive and Cheer usill work which
bristles withdifgeulties. Our greatneed. at the
present time is an industrial school, into which
children could be receiVed and,tramed•in spirit -
nal and 'secular knowledge.' We had this very
-..._daY_thrapportunitY-of taking oiee,4jitt1eirl
the father having come purposely to ask Us to
but -we had-to-refuseras-we-have-no pro -
per' itecontmodation for Buch work. If .by any
means we: -could obtain , $2,000, or 81.500, we
Might operla Most useful institution. . We must ,
leave this &atter in the hands .of -God and his •
people. If erW•opp'ortunity offeri, rshall be
very glad to thank you, the people of Goderich
township, and the good people of Clinton,'in
Tenon, for thelindrietis shown utr.-, ;I:lave re-
ceived 60Me.parcebref trfretS, &c., fr.:MI:Y-(40K
which 1 must also thank. you heartily. With
very kind regards, believe me yotirs very' faitlk.
fully.. ..• • - W. A. Buntrast.
0A.:0§D HE WAS POOR,
2ditoi- of ties Kt etb Era, • .
• Stn,s-Do you know -the township oellotv-
iek in our county, I believe -it is very large
arid sometimett produces wonderful public
men, In reading over. the Goderioh Star
of last week., 1 came 'across the following,
The Crmee • Viclette says, about two
weeks ago; an old mail of 82 y.ears Of age,
• called open B. 8, Cook, iiist deputy reeve
of Hewick, and -applied 'for publioassis-
fence. Mr. Congave him 10 charge of
1. s..enne y, Allmon i1o1o1 te
await the action of the council board in the
matter. Ilut, last week he was arraigned
before MOOTS. (41baOTInnd Fostert. P.s,
..kodowasgemanded to the °minty jail' for 2
months, on the chorgeootsvagrancy. The
man's 'name Is John Flotelker, he Ives a
, resident of this.township 25 years ago; and
•1141 test News Neoes Condensed.
• Hon,. T, 111. Anglid cOntests North Sims
sloe, at the next election for the Liberals,
Earl Shaftesburs committed suicide at
• London, Eng., or Tuesday, by shooting
Incendiaries attempted to burn
the Bradford llouse, Paris, Wednesday.
night, but failed. The inliway strike in
'the west 14 dying out ; the companies are
defeating the strikers. A liquor informer
was pretty roughly handled at Wood-
stock, on 'Wednesday. A man named
Eankine, at Burnett, Nev., MIS killed by
a drunken brute becouse he refused to
violate his temperapce principles; An-
drew•McFallin, was 'ki• kid at E'.ransoilla-•
by gravel falling on him. The -Queen
has ,sent a telegram :Lakin about -Sir
John's health II S Ray, teller, Bank
of Montreal, Stratford, stole $3,000 and
skipped. Parliamentary proceedings are
not Very lively just at present. St. Clout!
and Seek Rspids. Minn., were visited by .
a cyclone, o t Wednesday; 25 persona
were killed; and 100.injure,
. BORN
PLUMSTERL.-In ()lintel; on the 111.11 inst.,
'the wtte of Mr. H. Plutusteel, 025 cutughter..
C0L30RNE,-4-treiderie1,, towpshiP; on the
etu iflSt.,tlio wife of Mr. J. Colbor'ne, Of a 8011.
-tEEZZO,-1n Clinton, on the 8111 inst., the Wtfo
of.a..einr._ ••
MARRIED .
'Cox-soEuNo.--At• the residence of the -
bride's father, Mr. Sohn Sprung, Irullett,on the
aril or April, by Rev. J. Markham, Mr. Samuel
Cox. to 31188 A. K. sprung, both bt Hullett.
. .
•. •", • ,DIED.' •
. .
.. MoDONAGIL-412 AShReld,f12tlicon.'on tho
12th inst.,,Alextander MAcDonagh, aged
s3 years.
MILLER. -Th Stanley, at the residence of her
ilaughter, Mrs.Jas.Donaldson, on the 12th inst,,
Mrs. Catharine Miller, of Goderich 'township, •
aged 73 years. • . ' . .• . • .
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Sale Register
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SATURPAY ,, APRIL '11.-Mortgaie of
estace,in -Conton.artii. itattonnury House.
J.. Howson, aUOt. C. A. HAM, Yecidor's Sohel,
FRIDAY, -APRIL 23 --Farm Stock, Atc,,ofilNIr.
G. Green. 10t67-, Mayfield con., Goderiell town -
Ship, J.Ilowsom'au c t. s year old l'ereheron
Mare maY. be bought by private solely . • '
SKTUiDAY, ARRIL - Household furni-
.st •0 r qrs.. P: Chu rlesworl 11,• -at 'resi tit nee,
,Ylv Winn ntrek, Clinton. .r.'Howsee,.auet.
$AttmtDA:y; s,' -Mortgage sale of Guar'
.Estate, Clinton: 'at the .Cobrinereiat Hotel:
J. Howsoaranet. Maiming Of Scott, Vendor's
Solicitors.. •••
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T.Tot-s '.E'Sit.4-11Still1131.111-OFFE•hS- - - - •
_L for sale hix-housp:aud.lot 11aplet•;ltmet, .The' .
lot is one-quarter 62 1111 acre, and the hoese contains
fonr rooms and largo lateheir. Splendid fruit treas ' •
thejilatie • Geed well. Only five mibutes' walk'froth
the contra bkthe 4.15111/N gold -cheap. '. • Apply
P). ALEXI. MORRIS, 'Clinton. --- •
'46E1430(.1f townstun,. being lot 3.6. All lnit,abo at- four •
acres cleared, and in a good statEOcultivittlen. gight •
.acresin fall wheat. GoodOWelling hoes°, buil:Awn, • •
good oetbuildhuls 2 acres Orchard .;• mlenty of water.,
Situate•eiose-to,elitireb and "lolidOlimose, and abont 11 '
miles frem'Clintoir. Particutars may be had on appli
oatioil te the proprietor. ;D. GASKERVII,LE, or . of
Clinedb. .
FA1111 POTt.SA1,0.--..111E •SeliSlID
biER 0.PF8RS
•for sitle Ins splendid farm of 100. edits, ,boing lot
44,2n61 eon.; of Triekersmith. Coed new ',tory anit .
half frame .house, 2 acres splendid orchard, good
buildings, 85 acres free from stumps., 15 flares in Pail •
wheat. The pliole antler good. cultivation, and well
under drained, livo spring on.the fa.= and has good, •
wells, ciese to 'cliitrehes and schools...3J; miles from'
the toWn. et Clinton, 5 front Seaforth. Wit sold
terms, •HUGH McGONALD,. on the '
premises, or Clinton P., 0. •••
•
-L-axasitoramitiat.o:TitE trefTnaisett
TiOti fdr adinission to Eigh school, will be •
'held la'seaforta, oainomena NVingliam, on HoMns, •
-Tcasmttand Weremse,tx, the 5th atb and '1•th days of • •
July next, conimorreing ata o'clock, P. -M,, on Monday., •
All. candidates. who intend -,to write aro required to
Send their llamas and address, hot later than the lot ..
of May, to either of the following, J. C. Royston°, B.
A., Seaforth ; Jas. Turnbull, 11. A, Clinton ; W. E.
Groves;• Esq., Wingharn ;or to the undersigned. • -
DIALLOCH, I. P. 8, North Heron.
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